Hello everyone
Hoping to get some advice if possible, Will try and include as much information as possible.
My cat(Female, 6YO, Spayed, Indoor) was suffering from a suspected unknown all for quite a long time which cause her to scratch a certain point of herself until it was raw, open and looked extremely sore/painful which stared in 2018, this went on until 2022….
After many many months of the vets trying various treatments it finally started getting better with a daily dose of Prednisone(5mg and 2.5mg alternated each day).
A few months ago she was fully healed and doing well with the medication until last month when she had to have a routine blood test(due to the medication) they shaved a small area under her neck(under her chin area) for the blood test, the results came back as normal and nothing to be concerned about which is great news but now she has started scratching the area that was shaved very often which has cause it to become sore, This has now been going on for 5 weeks and the vet gave her Isaderm Cream(twice daily) but it doesn’t seem to be having any affect at all, she’s been using the cream now for 5 weeks and the wound isn’t improving at all in fact it seems to get a little better than worse over and over, I did mention to the vet that it says the cream will cause thinning of the skin if used for more than 7 days(what the little booklet says) but they didn’t seem concerned about this.
We are now 5 weeks after her blood test and honestly feel like all the progress she made and how the wound was completely healed was for nothing as we are back to square one with it all.
I have a phone appointment with the vet(hopefully this afternoon) and wanted to ask if there was anything I could bring up with them to maybe try?
Honestly feel like an absolutely terrible kitty parent for taking her for the blood test and putting her back through this all over again especially when she had fully healed for several months(nearly a year).
Unfortunately using an E-collar isn’t possible due to the location of the wound, We tried her with one and was still able to freely scratch the wound, We also tried one of the recovery outfit things but she worked out how to remove it very easily.
She doesn’t seem to be in any pain but I can’t imagine the wound been pleasant for her, and it must be itchy if she’s scratching at the wound as I’d imagine that would sting/hurt but she still does it.
Feel at a complete loss with this now and no idea what to do next, it is just heartbreak to be back here when she had fully recovered.
I do want to ask the vet about stopping the Isaderm cream as it’s doing absolutely nothing to help her and I’m worried about the longterm damage it could be causing.
Anything at all people could suggest I bring up with the vet would be massively appreciated.
Thanks
Forgot to add she is also on hypoallergenic food
Just had a call back from the Vet, they are changing her prednisone to 5mg twice a day for 1 week and to continue the Isaderm cream twice daily also and then see where we are at
Hoping to get some advice if possible, Will try and include as much information as possible.
My cat(Female, 6YO, Spayed, Indoor) was suffering from a suspected unknown all for quite a long time which cause her to scratch a certain point of herself until it was raw, open and looked extremely sore/painful which stared in 2018, this went on until 2022….
After many many months of the vets trying various treatments it finally started getting better with a daily dose of Prednisone(5mg and 2.5mg alternated each day).
A few months ago she was fully healed and doing well with the medication until last month when she had to have a routine blood test(due to the medication) they shaved a small area under her neck(under her chin area) for the blood test, the results came back as normal and nothing to be concerned about which is great news but now she has started scratching the area that was shaved very often which has cause it to become sore, This has now been going on for 5 weeks and the vet gave her Isaderm Cream(twice daily) but it doesn’t seem to be having any affect at all, she’s been using the cream now for 5 weeks and the wound isn’t improving at all in fact it seems to get a little better than worse over and over, I did mention to the vet that it says the cream will cause thinning of the skin if used for more than 7 days(what the little booklet says) but they didn’t seem concerned about this.
We are now 5 weeks after her blood test and honestly feel like all the progress she made and how the wound was completely healed was for nothing as we are back to square one with it all.
I have a phone appointment with the vet(hopefully this afternoon) and wanted to ask if there was anything I could bring up with them to maybe try?
Honestly feel like an absolutely terrible kitty parent for taking her for the blood test and putting her back through this all over again especially when she had fully healed for several months(nearly a year).
Unfortunately using an E-collar isn’t possible due to the location of the wound, We tried her with one and was still able to freely scratch the wound, We also tried one of the recovery outfit things but she worked out how to remove it very easily.
She doesn’t seem to be in any pain but I can’t imagine the wound been pleasant for her, and it must be itchy if she’s scratching at the wound as I’d imagine that would sting/hurt but she still does it.
Feel at a complete loss with this now and no idea what to do next, it is just heartbreak to be back here when she had fully recovered.
I do want to ask the vet about stopping the Isaderm cream as it’s doing absolutely nothing to help her and I’m worried about the longterm damage it could be causing.
Anything at all people could suggest I bring up with the vet would be massively appreciated.
Thanks
Forgot to add she is also on hypoallergenic food
Just had a call back from the Vet, they are changing her prednisone to 5mg twice a day for 1 week and to continue the Isaderm cream twice daily also and then see where we are at